Thursday, December 19, 2024

December 19, 2024. The Day After.

Yesterday was my birthday and I suspect Brad Pitt had a much better time celebrating than I did on our shared birthday. But I did buy myself a small cake with the requisite one candle and thanked God for still being alive


That said I did receive birthday wishes from as far away as Bangalore, India, a couple from the UK, one each from Australia and Italy and a bunch from the USA. It was nice to be remembered.

In two weeks, it will be 2025 and three weeks after that, a new administration will be running the United States. There are troubling signs of what the next four years will be like here. 

Clearly already there are words of retribution and revenge mixed with individuals in key positions who clearly lack the experience. But you who voted for this option are now stuck with the results. One must ask what have you done?

There are now less than five weeks to buy that new rig from the Far East before the price impacts commence from the new tariffs.

73's
Pete N6QW

200 Meters and Down... why we have the ham bands we have.

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